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Should the Giants lock up Osi now?

yet read the article but there is almost no way the Giants and Osi will agree on his fair value. To the Giants, he's a very good #3 DE. But Osi considers himself a top 10 DE in the NFL. No way the Giants will be able to pay 3 guys top 10 money at the position.

are up against the cap which may not go up much in the next few years, Eli's percentage will continue to increase, Snee, Thomas if he plays well this year, Webster etc. Victor and Nicks have to be taken care of and Osi is nearing the end of his career (He'll be 33 when his contract is up) and had had injury concerns over the past few seasons. Osi wants to stay but Reese has a business to run and I just don't see it happening. There are very few fairy tail endings like Elway and Strahan for fan's favorite football players. Ask Joe Montana or Tomlinson or countless others.

Necessary to move on and see what happens. At best we get one more year injury free out of him . This is the new era of cap control. You need to weigh the consequences. Be thankful for what we got from Osi

overall performance level, but for how much longer? Strahan was able to do it and stay relatively injury free but Osi has a history of injury problems. This is a very tough call for the Giants to make, trade him now and get some value or take a chance of overpaying him and watching him break down physically as he grows older. It will be interesting to watch and see how this all plays out. As a fan I would love to see Osi retire as a Giant for his entire career, but as we are often reminded football is a business and the GMs have to make decisions that they feel are in the best long-term interests of the team. Let's hope the right decision is made, whatever it is!

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